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Cardiff. Pupils watched demonstrations showing how electricity is created in circuits. They were given time to work collaboratively on tasks and challenges which included producing an alarm system for a tree house.

Songs of the Swinging Sixties: Dig out your hippy beads and your flares and re-live your youth or just be entertained with the iconic songs of the swinging 60s! As part of the Kenfig Hill and Pyle Community festival week come along to St Theodore’s Church on Thursday 29th June at 7.00 p.m. to a concert performed by the acoustic duo ESP and singer songwriter Bronwen Lewis. ESP can be heard entertaining in venues across South Wales and Bronwen is a bilingual singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Seven Sisters who first shot to fame after appearing on BBC’s The Voice. Since then she has starred in the BAFTA award winning film ‘Pride’, and released her original, debut album ‘Home’ with Sain Records in November 2016. She continues to write and perform all over the UK alongside many TV and Radio performances. Tickets priced £8 are available from Theo’s Charity Shop, Bridge Street, Kenfig Hill, Festival Committee members or by telephoning 01656 742703.

Memory Lane Café: Are you very forgetful? Are you looking after someone who is very forgetful or has been diagnosed with dementia? Come and meet people in a similar situation at Pyle Life Centre every Friday 9.30am-11am. Come along for a cup of tea and a chance to talk about any issues you need help with. There will be a host of activities including singing and crafts and looking at old photographs of the area. For more information contact Louise on 07791 891578.

Pyle Parish Hall: St James Church has a wonderful Church Hall which is well equipped for all occasions. It is available for parties, meeting and classes. If you would like more information contact Sue 741030.

Pyle Life Centre: What’s on? Mondays – Basic Skills, Cuppa with a Copper, Digital Skills, Bridges into Work 2, Tang Soo Do Martial Art and Zumba. Tuesdays – Basic Skills, Revolutionize Dance, Kyokushin Karate and Dance Maniax Street Dance. Wednesdays – Basic Skills, Learn Direct Drop In, Weight Watchers, Lego Club, Ballet, Shotokan Karate and Yoga. Thursdays – Shelta Cymru, Kyokushin Karate, Cynffig Crafts and Hip Hop with Revolutionize. Fridays – Bounce and Rhyme, Tang Soo Do Martial Art and Gymnastics for Children. Saturdays – Story Time and Craft, Baby Ballet with Revolutionize and Dance with Revolutionize. For more details and times drop in to Pyle Library.

Mynydd Cynffig Primary School: Many congratulations to Daniel Thomas and Harry Mason who represented the school at the Bridgend County Book Quiz Finals at Awel-y-Mor Community Centre, Porthcawl, having won the Cynffig Cluster event held at Pyle Library earlier this year. The boys answered questions on the book ‘Stormbreaker’ by Anthony Horowitz and scored a total of 16 out of 20, placing them in 4th position overall behind eventual winners Garth Primary School from Maesteg.

Many congratulations to both Year 5 Formula 1 teams. Ioan Billins, Thomas Collier, Grace Evans and Daniel Thomas made up the ‘King Cobra’ team with Ashton Smith, Harry Mason, Lois O’Gorman and Lexi Lewis making up team ‘FDS’. Both teams represented the school so well at the The Jaguar Primary School 3D Challenge at The Waterfront Museum, Swansea. In a very high standard competition involving 24 teams from across South Wales, the judges were particularly impressed with the verbal presentation of ‘King Cobra’, so much so that they were presented with a Discretionary Award. Well done to you all.

The school played interschool basketball and cricket matches away at Nottage Primary School, Porthcawl. In a very tight match, the ‘A’ basketball team secured a narrow win by 14 points to 12; in the ‘B’ game, they lost another close game by 12 points to 4. The home side dominated the ‘A’ cricket fixture, scoring an impressive 336 runs to 216 winning by 120 runs. It was closer in the ‘B’ cricket fixture where the home side won by 29 runs. Well done to all who took part.

Cruse Bereavement Support Group: The group meets on the 1st & 3rd Wednesday of each month, 2-3.15pm, at St Theodore’s Church, Kenfig Hill.

Cuppa with a Copper: you would like to chat to a member of your local police team, about any issues that may be concerning you or you would like some crime prevention advice, come along to Pyle Library on Mondays between 2-4pm If

Reading Groups: Love a good read? Enjoy lively conversation? Interested in meeting new people in a friendly and welcoming environment? Why not join one of the many reading groups in Pyle Library. The NightOwls Group meet on the THIRD Thursday of the month at 7pm. The Daytime Group meets on the LAST Thursday of the month at 2pm. The Teenage Group (12-19 years old) meets on the SECOND Thursday of the month. The Junior Reading Group (8-12 years old) meet on the LAST Tuesday of the month. Bounce and Rhyme meets on a Friday at 10am.

Fabulous News: Kenfig Hill has a Lollipop Lady once again. Congratulations Gina Hooper who takes up her new role this week as our much-needed School Crossing Patrol Officer. a BBQ, tombola, craft stalls, book sale, as well as cakes, jewellery and much more. Games and a Bouncy Castle will keep the children happy. Don’t miss it ! For more information about how you can help with the Fete, please contact Liz Thomas or any of the St David’s Social Committee : it’s a team effort ! contact nos 660589/660680/654254

Westward Community Centre: Cefn Glas over 50s meet every week on Fridays at 2pm in Westward Community Centre. There are a variety of activities and speakers planned so why not give it a try and enjoy tea, biscuits and some really good company.Geoff Cheetham, Vice Chair, SHOUT Bridgend, the over 50s forum looks forward to meeting you there.

Craft fayre: Friends of Ysgol Bryn Castell intended holding a Craft Fair and Table Top Sale at Bryncethin Campus Sports Hall on Sunday, June 11 from 9.30am - 12 noon but unfortunately the event was cancelled due to lack of support. Apologies to those concerned.

Fundraising day trips: In support of the BRIDGE MENTORING PLUS SCHEME Manuela Hiett is organising the following day trips :

Sunday, July 30, Day trip to Tenby with dropping off points to Folly Farm, Tenby, Heatherton Park COST £15

Sunday, September 17, Abergavenny Food Festival COST £12

Please contact Manuela Hiett on 07505 530567 or Sara Grinnell at Bridge Mentoring Plus on 01656 647891 benefice Eucharist followed by lunch The contact phone number for the Reverend Anthony Beer is 01656 859487

Smyrna Chapel Services: A Traditional Sunday School Service in Smyrna Chapel Penyfai always starts at 10.30.

Community Council: The Next meeting of the Newcastle Higher Community Council will be held on Tuesday June 13th at 7pm in the Smyrna Chapel Vestry not in the main chapel building, four candidates have come forward from Penyfai who offer themselves for consideration to fill the vacant place of a Newcastle Higher Community Councillor for the Penyfai Ward, this will be first on the agenda of the meeting, the Community Councillors from Penyfai and Aberkenfig are looking forward to meeting them individually to discuss their relevant experiences on how they could contribute to the community by serving on the council, a vote will be taken by councillors, and the successful candidate will be announced, next on the agenda will be police matters it is hoped a PCSO will attend to provided crime figures for Penyfai and Aberkenfig

Wood Land Trust: With the unseasonal very strong winds last week a lot of damage can be done to a woodland, the Coed Penyfai Trust woodland will be inspected by the trust members to see if more tress have fallen and have to be removed, as reported last week Work will start in the Coed y Hela Woodland Court Coleman road as scheduled through the summer months, Sunday June 25TH is the next date for more pathway repairs, And the clearing of dead trees, volunteers who want to help are always very welcome

Penyfai W I News: The next meeting of the Penyfai W I will be held on June 19th in the Penyfai Church in wales School Starting at 7 p m, speaker will be Sadie Hurley talking on “Ceramics“.

Play and community: Family’s of newcomers to the village of Penyfai with children from 2 years to four years and are looking to join a play group, for many years the Play and Community play group has been held in the scout hall on Court Coleman road Penyfai, the play group is open from 9.15 to 3pm in the afternoon from Monday to Friday during term time for more information please phone 07813392464 were the wonderful tea & refreshments from the St James’ Church group, The Liberty Street Players were on good form and Phil Davies was a fantastic MC, as always!

Plus our heartfelt thanks to Byron Evans from Llantwit Major Events who came up trumps and provided the staging.

The ‘Wick Cruft’s event’ organised by Gill & Dave Wharmby & judged by Mel & Barry from Llangan, was enjoyed by handlers and canines, it seemed, in equal measure....each class had registered entries and Best in Show was the springer spaniel Lottie with her equally well behaved handler Alun Morgan.

Keith Chambers ran & refereed the five-a-side footie which was great sport and he also kindly donated the medals for the winners! The tombola stall was run by Carol and the ‘Find the Wine’ by Gayle and Richard.

The scarecrow & wheelbarrow judging was undertaken by Father Craig in exemplary fashion and the first prizes went to the Family Smith on David Street for their scarecrow and to Marj Dixon on Church St for her decorated wheelbarrow.

With other entertainments for children of all ages & professional bar service from Joyce, Linda and John it really was a superb day! Huge, huge thanks to all who arranged collections - especially to Wick Van Hire, yet again, with Tony Jenkins and John Chard travelling to Barry for gazebos and tables and then to everyone who pitched in to help with set up and take down. Among others, Jane David was tireless before, during and after the day; also to Carolyn, Marj and Marion, the raffle team who sold tickets and wrote on endless stubs, to Becky the collector at the gate who took donations; to Carol and Morwenna who sold ice cream and to all others who had stands, to all those who contributed their time and energy and last and by no means least, to everyone who came along and added to the success of the day.

Garden Party: St James Church Garden Party is on Saturday July 8th, 2pm till 4pm at Green Isha Farm, Wick. Admission is Free. All proceeds will go to the Church restoration fund. Our thanks to Phil and Ann Davies for offering their garden.